THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE - Hardcover

Gallico, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0434280577 ISBN 13: 9780434280575

Publisher: Heinemann : London, 1969

Synopsis

Dust-jacket reads: This is the story of the physical and spiritual nightmare endured by fifteen ordinary, yet eventually quite un-ordinary people when the Christmas holiday cruise of one of the largest liners in the world turned into an appalling marine tragedy. In a period of some ten hours, within the bowels of the great ship they faced and struggled against obstacles, dangers and hardships known to adventurers who have conquered the far corners of the earth, to find themselves at the story's end wholly different persons than they had been before. All of the humanity and understanding that have made Paul Gallico's books beloved have been poured into this enthralling adult narrative. In this extraordinary novel, unlike anything he has written before, the essence of human courage and the unquenchable human spirit are revealed.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The book behind the upcoming Hollywood release Poseidon, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss.

About the Author:

Paul Gallico was born in New York in 1895. A journalist and author, Gallico wrote the bestselling Snow Goose which placed him on an international stage. He died in 1976.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann : London
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0434280577
• ISBN 13: 9780434280575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 347